Holder.



A. yHARNISHFEGER.

HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1913.

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ALEXANDER HARNISHFEGER, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, SSIGNOR 0F SEVEN- SILXTEENTHS TO HIMSELF, SEVEN-SIXTEENTHS TO MOSES A. STRSE, AND TWO-SIXTEENTHS T0 WILLIAM N: ERSKINE, ALL OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed August 6, 1913. Serial No. 783,289.

To all whom it may concern.'

De it known that l, ALEXANDER HARNrsH- wenn, a citizen of the United States, and-a mobile for safely carrying one or more eXtra tires, each held on the demountable rim, or for carrying wheels or other circular artiv cles, the holder being arranged to take up very little room, to prevent the articles from being removed by unauthorized persons, and to allow of quickly removing an article from the holderfor use whenever needed..

ln order to accomplish' the desired result use is made of a bracket provided with fixed transverse supporting members spaced apart and adapted to engage the inner face of the circular article to support the latter, a'locking member pivoted on the said bracket and adapted to engage the rim at a point intermediate the said supporting members, and means for locking the said locking member in'locking position.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented -in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate cor' responding parts in both views.

rims and their tires.

automobile on which the holder is to be used.

The upper end of the vertically-disposed bracket A is provided with diverging arms D, D provided at their free ends with trans-v versely-extending seatsDZ, D3 adapted to be engaged by the demountable rims E each carrying an inflatable .tire E. Each seat D2. D3 is provided with recesses D* for the rims E to fit in, so as to separately hold the It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the article to be supported can be readily hung in position on the seats D?, D3 s0 as to support the article. t

In order to lock the article in place, use is made of a locking seat F held on a locking member F provided at its lower rear end with a heel F 2 connected by a pivot pin G' with the bracket A at the base B. .The upper free end of the arm F is adapted to be locked to the bracket A by the use of a suitable locking device H. Il shown in the drawings consists of a, pia ll extending through openings in tbe 'bracket A and the free end of the arm F,

and on the outer end of the pin H is removA ably held a padlock H2 which when closed prevents removal of the pin H fromithe bracket A and thearm F. sired to place anY article on the holder-or support or to remove an article therefrom the lock H is removed to permit of swinging the arm F rearwardly into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to move the seat F out of engagement with the article, thus unlocking the same. The article can now be lifted off the supporting seats D2, D3, or an article may be placed in position on the said seats, and then lthe arm F is swungforward. to engage the seat F with the bottom of the article and the lock H is replaced to lock the arm F in locking position. it is The locking device When it is deunderstood that when the arm F is swung forward the seat F bears down on the article to firmly7 hold the same in' positionon the seats D2, D3. to prevent rattling of the supportedarticle.

The holder shown and described is very' simple and durable in construction, can be cheaply manufactured and readily applied. to any automobile or other vehicle.

Having thus described my invention, i claim as new and desire to lsecure by Letters Patent:

1.. A support of the class described, comprising a bracket provided with fixed transverse supporting members spaced apart and cular article to support the latter, and a locking member pivoted on the said bracket.

'mediate thesaid supporting members, and4 `adapted to engage the inner face of the cir- Y means for locking the said locking member l in locked position.

2. A support of the describir-, Conv prising :i bracket having body and diverging arms at one end of the boy terminating; in transverse supporting ineniiers :.:apted to engage the. article to be supported, :md a locking' :win having :i transverse member adapted to engage 'the rtiers the said look ing arm being pivoteei at the opposite end of the body to swing in the direotion of the length of the latter, and menno for oei;ng the said 'locking member in. place on the traeket.

3, support oi? the dass described., oomprisinp; a` bracket having' diverging upper arms terminating in transverse Supporting members adapted to support the artice to be supporte., a. ocking arm having a 'transn verse member adapted to engage the articie at the lower end thereof, the Said. locking arm having et rearwar ry-eritteiniing heei ai its lower eind7 the heel being pivoted on the said bracket and means for locking the .upper free end of the Smid locking :mn to the said. bracket.

il.. A support of the class r. "ei'ibed. Comprising a bracket having a bon) and diverg-A ng arms at one end of the body terminating in transverse, mpporting member-5 adopte@ to engage the. artiele to be supported, und a locking arm having a transverse member also adapted to engage 'the artice, the said. locking :Urin being pivoted on the bracket :it the opposite enti of the body to swing in the direction'of the length o'j the hitter to and 'from engaged position, said brauner body and saidioeking firm being providei with transverse apertures adapted to nlm with its; upper end provided with rim-engagingmemoers and having; a lower angular body portion provfe Witu :i ionpjitndinn slot, and with apertureo theretliroiigh adjacent the upper end of the .Slot and o )rocking arm raving a rini-eiwnging portion at its 5to-Wer end and a rearwardly projecting heel at its lower end pivote in the slot of the bracket ody, tie upper end of said kicking arm having an aperture to aline with the apertures of the bracket body when the arm is in engaged position, all for the purpose described.

G. A support of the ohiSsdQSci-ibed, oomprising it rim-engaging braCkei/.lmving :i body portion longitudirnity siot i adjacent ono end und provided with arn ka diver-ging 'from its opposite emi and a rrwengaging locking :mn pivoted and movable Within. the Slo! or the body, substsmtiuiy :its deeeribefi.

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